No Summer Vacation for Maintenance Workers
WISE, Va.-For maintenance workers in Wise County, summer means repairs. The 10-person crew has a number of projects to complete before classes start back up. Some of the major repairs…
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Marion County Schools Seek to Improve Efficiency
FAIRMONT, W.Va.-Marion County school administrators are working with Johnson Controls to improve the operational efficiency of 20 facilities in the district. Under the 10-year, $3.8 million performance contract, the district…
Williams Scotsman Expands Storage Fleet
BALTIMORE-Williams Scotsman Inc, a provider of mobile and modular buildings, announced that it would augment its storage fleet with an additional 2,500 brand new containers in 2005. The units will…
Summit Installs Two Sports Facilities
LONDON-Summit Structures Limited announce its latest contract with Arsenal Football Club. The company started business in the UK, four years ago, and now, is supplying their 25th and 26th buildings…
Tilt-Con to Build Charter School for Middle and High School Students
ORLANDO, Fla.-Tilt-Con Corp., a tilt-up concrete constructor, has been awarded the contract from James A. Cummings Construction, the general contractor, to build the new Miami Shores Charter School in Miami…
U.S. Green Building Council Reports on PVC
WASHINGTON, D.C.-The Technical and Scientific Advisory Committee of the U.S. Green Building Council has released a draft of its report on PVC. The committee has determined that PVC-based materials are…
Taxes From Slot Machines May Aid School Construction
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.-School construction funds, once expected to drop dramatically over the next few years, could instead take advantage of a slot machine jackpot. Voters recently approved a constitutional amendment that…
LAUSD Breaks Ground on First CHPS School
LOS ANGELES-The Los Angeles Unified School District recently broke ground on the first of a series of new schools that will meet the CHPS Design Guidelines. The Cahuenga New Elementary…
School Maintenance Workers, City Parks Department May Merge
PITTSFIELD, Mass.-In an effort to save money, the city is contemplating the possibility of merging the three school grounds workers into the existing five-member Parks Department grounds crew. Supporters say…
School Building Week 2005 Succeeds and Honors
WASHINGTON-Spotlighting our nation’s schools and reinforcing the connection between school facilities and student learning, School Building Week 2005, April 18-22, engaged schools and school districts of every size, creating greater…